Ashley Walters
British actor and rapper
My primary school years.
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Death & what remains
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Last summer with my boyfriend Richie. We had no plans – it was just wonderful.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗
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Sadie Frost
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When there’s a big Sunday lunch and all my children are there.
Clara Amfo
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When I was 11 and we got Sky TV.
Joss Whedon
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Filming Much Ado About Nothing. In my home, with my family and my besties and the bard all around. Pure joy.
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Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day.
Those who create the doom.
Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.
A Reform government.
I would say something earnest like stopping the far right, but the truth is nothing keeps me awake at night.
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